Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-20
DAaorA CONVERSATIONS.

A new congregational church has
been dedicated at America.
Sod corn six feet tall, two eats to the
stalk, is visible in Hyde county.
At Rrook;ngs, Faulkton, Wilson and
Groton, bar vest has commenced and
grain never looked better.
Proposals are asked for by Surveyor
General Taylor for surveying six town
ships ip Hand and Morton counties.
The Beadle county agricultural society
has decided TO hold Its annaal fair three
days in September, beginning the 21st.
Wilhelm Senner, a Russian farmer
res ding near freeman, lost his leg ID
q self binder Saturday and will probably
die.
e. w. Kerry, Cashier Of the Brnle
county bank at Chamberlain, is about to
establish a bank at the stock yards In
Sioux City.
The residence OF Postmaster Fulton,
of Casselton, was burglarized Friday
night. A gold watch and $50 in cash
were taken.
In Hyde county the wheat harvest has
begun IN earnest. The grain is large
and plump and the yield Will be q large
one, acme say larger than anticipated.
The barn of Thomas Sloan, twelve
miles west OF Redwood Falls, with its
contents, consisting of grain, hay and
machinery. was burned Saturday. Loss
81 AGO; insurance $500.
The Episcopal society of Redfield
has selected lots to be donated by the
western town lot company for the ereo-
ton of a chapel. The edlice will be
gothic in style, have two towers and
will cost not less than ST. 500.
One hundred and twenty-six quarter
sections OF farm land are listed this year
over 1886 for taxation in Hyde county
and yet with all the increased accumula.
ton OF property the valuation is assessed
at only $627, 900, which is $10e, 900 less
than that OF 1885. !
The Baptist board of missions refuses
to appoint Rev. I. A. Whitaker to the
chutch at Aberdeen. Charges had beer
made against him concerning his con-
duct at his former home, Waltham,
Mass. which he desired an opportunity
OF refuting. He feels his position
keeniy.
President Davis. OF the press associa,
ton, advertises a special train on the
Milwaukee road next Tuesday, the 26th
for the benefit of editors going to Biz
Stone City. It leaves Mitchell at z
Wolsey al 8:45, Redfsld at 10. Aberdeen
lat ll:30, making connections with al
trains, and arrive for supper al Big StoEl
City.
The celebrated town site case, invol.
wing the title to a large tract of lane
withiE the corporate limits OF Rapic
city, was decided Saturday by Judge
Thomas in favor OF the oity. This cast
has beer in court for five years, and ha,
been to the territorial supreme court
once before. IT will probably be ap
pealed again.
Farmers in the Aberdeen neighbor.
hood are feeling we'll over the crol
prospects, which are much better thar
they have been for three years past
There has been more rain this seaso,
than for several years. Brown raise.
100000 bushels of wheat last year ant
this season expects to make the igur,
100000 bushels. There are 4S town.
ships in the county and nearly all sen,
in favorable reports. Sphinx county ha
Jared nearly q we'll. The countr,
around Redfeld ia looking finely and
fair crop seems assured.
A jamestown special says: The heey,
rains Of last week were a godsend, blu
it is doubtful if they came in good tim
to insure even q coed crop of early SOW,
wheat. Farmers are much discourage,
over this crop on the line between her,
and Bismarck AID claim that it will no
exceed seven or eight bushels to til
acre. This, however, is probably o pes
simistic view. The ohinah bugs hay
done no damage in this section, the los
being Gaused by the extreme drouth
Late sown wheat WIS much refreshed b
the recent showers, and will do very vel
II there are no future serious drawback
Late wheat is expected to average Is o
20 bushels.
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